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Noun: tuan  too-aan
  1. A small, carnivorous marsupial of the genus Phascogale, native to Australia, characterized by a brush-like tail
    "The tuan, also known as a phascogale or wambenger, is an agile tree-dwelling marsupial";
    - phascogale, wambenger
     
  2. [Asia] (in some Southeast Asian countries) a respectful form of address for a man
    "Tuan Smith is here to see you"

Derived forms: tuans

Encyclopedia: Tuan, Queensland